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FBI wants 'full' probe of western Pa. stun gun use

The Associated Press

Posted:
02/13/2013 09:10:28 AM EST

MILLVALE, Pa.—The FBI and the district attorney are opening a "full" investigation into whether a Pittsburgh-area police officer violated the civil rights of man by allegedly using a stun gun on him while handcuffed.

The investigation began last month after someone leaked a 52-second cellphone video of the Sept. 21 incident at the Millvale police station to some Pittsburgh media outlets and the attorney for the handcuffed man, 27-year-old Thomas Jason Smith.

Millvale solicitor Jack Cambest has said the officer was not fired or suspended, but has received additional training as part of her otherwise unspecified discipline.

Allegheny County District Attorney's spokesman Mike Manko says any deviation from county standards for stun gun use is "cause for concern."